A 5-stack of Silver, Gold, and Ascendant players will receive an RR penalty.) What is the Premade Size Cap? (For example, a 5-stack of all Silver and Gold players will not receive RR penalties.
However, 5-stacks of Iron-Ascendant players will receive RR penalties if any players are ranked outside of a normal party restriction. Parties of 5 (5-stacks) can ignore the above chart, as they are not bound by any ranked restrictions. (Example: Platinum 2 can queue with up to Diamond 2) Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal, and Radiant Check out the breakdown below: Party Restrictionsįor parties of 2 or 3, players can queue within certain ranked disparity restrictions: Lowest Rank in Party If you're playing in a group of 2 or 3 players, you'll only be able to join a Competitive match with friends within a specific rank range. Yes! You can queue up with friends even if they have a fairly large skill discrepancy. It just simply means that your position on the leaderboard has shifted. The long answer is still no, but for those of you hanging out in the Immortal and Radiant ranks, you can drop on the leaderboard. The short version is nope! No rank decay here, my friend. Rank Rating (RR) for Immortal and Radiant Ranks Will my rank decay? Rank Rating (RR) for Iron through Ascendant Ranks To learn more about each, follow the links below. Rank Rating (or RR for short) represents a visual way to track your progress as you climb, and works different for ranks Iron through Ascendant than it does for Immortal and Radiant ranks. Want to know more about Act Ranks? You can learn all about them in our Act Ranks and Episode Rewards article. Your Act Rank measures your rank across, well, an entire Act! It’s determined by your highest ranked win, something we like to call your proven skill. Your rank will play directly into your Act Rank over time. The higher the number, the better your rank. With the exception of Radiant, each rank has three tiers.
The ranks are: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal, and Radiant. Plus, it’s visible to your party, the tab menu, and the summary scoreboards. It’s a way to accurately determine both your skill and rank in matches. Rank will be familiar to you if you’ve been playing VALORANT for a bit.
It’s important that Agents, like yourself, have the competitive edge, so we’ve devised a few different ways to measure your skill. What's the difference between Rank and Act Rank?
That’s no longer the case, and the only way to unlock Competitive Mode is by having the appropriate Account Level as mentioned above. Prior to Episode 4, you would need to win 10 unrated matches to access Competitive Mode.